Cecil Park vs Austral

Austral is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 43 in Cecil Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cecil Park: a median of $3.48 million, against $1.2 million in Austral, though rent is higher in Austral. On these figures, Cecil Park tends to suit older residents, while Austral suits young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Austral

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (13 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • But Cecil Park carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 85/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Austral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,199,000 vs $3,475,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cecil Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $520/wk)
  • But Austral has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cecil Park sits closer to the CBD (48.7 km vs 52 km)
  • Austral is more walkable (65/100 vs 26/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cecil Park has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 10%)
  • Austral has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Austral

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (126.4% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cecil Park and Austral drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cecil Park Austral
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cecil Park Austral
Walkability 26 / 65
Cecil Park — Walkability: 26/100 Austral — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 30 / 15
Cecil Park — Safety: 30/100 Austral — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 49 / 56
Cecil Park — Low fire risk: 49/100 Austral — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Austral has more residents (6,847 vs 815); Cecil Park skews older (43 vs 31).

Cecil Park Austral
Population 815 6,847
+740% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +126.4%
Median age 43 31
Median household income $127,192/yr
+11% vs other
 $112,736/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $520/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cecil Park Austral
0-4 4.5% / 10.9%
Cecil Park — 0-4: 4.5% Austral — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 10.6% / 14.4%
Cecil Park — 5-14: 10.6% Austral — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 7.4% / 5.0%
Cecil Park — 15-19: 7.4% Austral — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.4% / 5.6%
Cecil Park — 20-24: 7.4% Austral — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.9% / 21.7%
Cecil Park — 25-34: 10.9% Austral — 25-34: 21.7%
35-44 10.2% / 17.1%
Cecil Park — 35-44: 10.2% Austral — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 14.1% / 8.7%
Cecil Park — 45-54: 14.1% Austral — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 12.8% / 6.6%
Cecil Park — 55-64: 12.8% Austral — 55-64: 6.6%
65-74 13.1% / 4.8%
Cecil Park — 65-74: 13.1% Austral — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 5.8% / 3.0%
Cecil Park — 75-84: 5.8% Austral — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 2.2% / 2.0%
Cecil Park — 85+: 2.2% Austral — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cecil Park 71.1% couple families
Cecil Park — Couple Families: 71.1% Cecil Park — Lone Person: 13.8% Cecil Park — One Parent Families: 13.2% Cecil Park — Other Families: 1.9% Cecil Park — Group Household: 0.0%
Austral 64.6% couple families
Austral — Couple Families: 64.6% Austral — Lone Person: 16.8% Austral — One Parent Families: 15.7% Austral — Other Families: 1.4% Austral — Group Household: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cecil Park 15.0% renting
Cecil Park — Owned Outright: 49.5% Cecil Park — Mortgage: 35.5% Cecil Park — Renting: 15.0%
Austral 28.9% renting
Austral — Owned Outright: 17.9% Austral — Mortgage: 53.2% Austral — Renting: 28.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cecil Park Austral
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 9.7%
Cecil Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Austral — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 13.3%
Cecil Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Austral — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.5%
Cecil Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Austral — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 5.9%
Cecil Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Austral — Postgraduate Degree: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.8%
Cecil Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Austral — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cecil Park Austral
Italy 6.9% / 3.4%
Cecil Park — Italy: 6.9% Austral — Italy: 3.4%
Iraq 3.6% / 5.6%
Cecil Park — Iraq: 3.6% Austral — Iraq: 5.6%
Fiji 2.2% / 2.5%
Cecil Park — Fiji: 2.2% Austral — Fiji: 2.5%
Nepal — / 4.3%
Cecil Park — Nepal: not among its largest Austral — Nepal: 4.3%
India — / 4.0%
Cecil Park — India: not among its largest Austral — India: 4.0%
Iran 3.1% / —
Cecil Park — Iran: 3.1% Austral — Iran: not among its largest
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Cecil Park — Vietnam: 2.2% Austral — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cecil Park 98.2% houses
Cecil Park — Houses: 98.2% Cecil Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.8% Cecil Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Austral 88.3% houses
Austral — Houses: 88.3% Austral — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Austral — Townhouses: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cecil Park Austral
Median house price $3,475,000 $1,199,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $752,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 261 sales

Development activity

Cecil Park Austral
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cecil Park Austral
Houses — 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cecil Park Austral
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 43% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 56% of NSW

Liveability

Austral is more walkable (65 vs 26).

Cecil Park Austral
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Austral carries more crime risk (85 vs 70).

Cecil Park Austral
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
85/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Cecil Park Austral
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.5 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 9.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 1.8%

Schools in Cecil Park

  • Irfan College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Austral

  • Al-Faisal College - Liverpool Independent · Combined above peers
  • Arrahman College Independent · Primary at peers
  • St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Unity Grammar College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Austral Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cecil Park Austral
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 13
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 9 6

Mobility

Austral sits further from the CBD (52 km vs 48.7 km).

Cecil Park Austral
Walkability score 26/100 65/100
Distance to Sydney 48.7 km 52 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min
same for both
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 82.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2178
 1.6%
postcode 2179
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2178
 —
postcode 2179

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cecil Park Austral
Car (driver) 49.8% / 50.7%
Cecil Park — Car (driver): 49.8% Austral — Car (driver): 50.7%
Worked from Home 43.2% / 39.9%
Cecil Park — Worked from Home: 43.2% Austral — Worked from Home: 39.9%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 3.3%
Cecil Park — Car (passenger): 3.7% Austral — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Train — / 4.9%
Cecil Park — Train: not among its largest Austral — Train: 4.9%
Walked Only 3.3% / 1.2%
Cecil Park — Walked Only: 3.3% Austral — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.7%).

Setting

Cecil Park Austral
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.2 km 30.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cecil Park Austral
Connectivity score 57/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
273 premises
 95%
7,736 premises

Climate

Cecil Park Austral
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cecil Park Austral
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cecil Park Austral
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Cecil Park Austral
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cecil Park Austral
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cecil Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer Quiet River

Austral

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Young Families

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